cover image Safe at Last

Safe at Last

Maya Banks. Avon, $14.99 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-231250-1

Bank's high-action third Slow Burn paranormal romantic thriller (after In His Keeping) is a well-blended love story that takes readers on a mission of discovery and redemption. Zack Covington has spent 12 years searching for his first and only love, Anna-Grace. After suffering a gang-rape she believes was instigated by Zack, which resulted in the temporary loss of her mind-reading abilities, Anna-Grace has spent those 12 years trying to get past the brutality and the betrayal. When Zack comes across a painting of a place that's special to him and Anna-Grace, he finally gets the answers he's been searching for, while Anna-Grace has to work up the nerve to face the man she thinks is the mastermind behind her attack. However, their tension-filled reunion is interrupted when Anna-Grace becomes the pawn in Zack's enemies' game of revenge. Readers may feel cheated by constant separation of the lovers, but will admire their undying love and commitment to each other. Agent: Kim Whalen, Trident Media Group. (June)